July 2026
Aurora using ‘smart’ meters to snag outdoor watering scofflaws as drought persists
This story was first published at KUNC News. AURORA | Tim York sees Aurora residents watering their lawns on those extra days when they aren’t supposed to, even when their illegal watering happens at 4 a.m. York doesn’t actually see the violations with his own eyes. But the leader of Aurora’s water conservation program knows […]
GEO employee accused of shooting protester outside Aurora ICE detention facility
AURORA | A GEO Group employee at the Aurora ICE detention facility was arrested Friday in connection with the shooting of a woman involved in a protest outside of the building. GEO employee, Brandon Booth, 42, was entering the facility at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, when the shooting occurred. “An initial investigation revealed that the […]
Rockies play host to Reds Friday to open three-game home series
The Colorado Rockies start a three-game series at home against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.
Stacks and stacks of wax packs, now obsolete, summon the joy of baseball-card childhoods
NEW YORK | The anticipation. The chase. The powdery, sugar-coated board of gum! For generations of baseball card fans, there was nothing like scrounging up some change and sprinting to the store to buy a wax pack. Some tore the slightly tacky paper wrapper open and flipped through the cards in an insatiable instant (hence […]
Movie Review: In Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ an ancient epic is reborn
Getting home, and turning back the clock, has long been at the root of Christopher Nolan’s films. The astronauts of “Interstellar” painstakingly lose 23 years in space travel, almost the same length of time Odysseus is away from home in “The Odyssey”: a decade fighting the Trojan War, a decade trying to return to Ithaca. […]
Ava DuVernay announces ’14th’ documentary on birthright amendment contested by Trump
NEW YORK | Ava DuVernay announced Thursday that she has made a documentary for Netflix on the 14th Amendment, which gave liberty and rights to formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, and which has come under legal attack from President Donald Trump. Netflix said Thursday that it will release “14th” later this year. The […]
Federal government replaces slavery exhibition at Washington’s home in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA | The Trump administration on Wednesday replaced an exhibit on slavery at the site of President George Washington’s home in Philadelphia with a version that historians say whitewashes the nation’s history. The new exhibit was installed in the same area where the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. “Overnight, under the […]
Blanche meets with Epstein accusers after demand from Republican senator crucial to confirmation
WASHINGTON | Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met Thursday with accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following the demand by a Republican senator whose support is crucial to advancing his nomination to lead the Justice Department. Blanche spent about an hour at Justice Department headquarters in Washington with the group of Epstein accusers, who […]
Trump’s teleprompter operator on unpaid leave for alleged prediction market bets on Trump speeches
ATLANTA | President Donald Trump’s teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president’s speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi, the White House said Thursday. The firm’s enforcement chief said Kalshi contacted federal regulators about bets allegedly made about what the president would […]
Why American elections are so complicated — and secure
In a speech to the nation Thursday evening, President Donald Trump said Americans deserve secure elections, and he claimed to be using federal authority to prevent them from being “stolen.” In fact, one of the strongest security features of U.S. elections is the fact that they aren’t conducted at the federal level. America votes in […]